Hupu reported on May 5 that in terms of competition, Alan Shearer, the top scorer in Premier League history, spoke out through the media. He stated in a podcast called "The Rest Is Football" that in a specific game, that is, after Manchester City drew with Everton with a score of 3-3 in an away game, he held a firm belief that Arsenal would win all the remaining three league games, thus ending the 22-year Premier League title drought. At the same time, he also did a special thing, which was to praise Everton's performance in the second half, and directly expressed his opinion, saying that Manchester City's defense is not as solid as before.
Shearer feels that Arsenal is at the critical point of making history. Arteta and his players are now only five games away from becoming the legend that the club will always remember. They have the possibility of winning the Champions League and the Premier League at the same time. Winning three games in the league will achieve the goal, winning two games in the Champions League will be the championship, and now there are only five games left. For Arsenal, this is an extremely critical night.
Speaking of the goal battle between Everton and Manchester City, Shearer did not hide his admiration for the home team at all. He said, "This was an extremely exciting game. The energy was so great. There was nothing to say about the tackles. Everything was so good that it was incredible. Everton's performance was really unimaginable. Especially in the second half, they fought so hard, and every player tried their best. If Donnarumma hadn't made two or three particularly wonderful saves, they might have scored two more goals. Of course, Manchester City must also be praised, and their way of counterattack is also quite amazing."
Shearer specifically highlighted two extremely critical points: "The goal that Haaland scored just four to five seconds after the restart was the turning point of the game. Once they recover the goal, you will know what will happen next. Doku's two goals were really outrageous and exciting to the extreme."
Although Shearer acknowledged Manchester City's desperate counterattack spirit, he still pointed out the most critical weakness of the team led by Guardiola, that is, "The current Manchester City team's defensive performance is different from that of the past Manchester City. It will indeed leave opportunities for the opposing team. In many cases, other teams failed to take advantage of those opportunities, but Everton scored three goals last night. In fact, they could have scored five goals. In other words, they should have scored five goals.”
After losing the initiative in the away game, Guardiola remained tough after the game. He said that we took away a point and will not stop until everything is over. This is better than losing. We are here to win. This also proves what kind of team the team is. The initiative is no longer in our hands. It was there before that game, but it is no longer in our hands. We must grasp the remaining four league games and wait and see what will happen.
